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A brief analysis of IP attributes of woodcuts2011-10-31

Recently I leafed through the Official Gazettes for Design Patents and found two design patents of woodcuts for the Chinese New Year ("woodcuts"), Wu Zi Deng Ke (five sons successfully pass imperial examinations) and Zhen Zhai Zhong Kui (Zhong Kui, a guardian spirit in the Chinese mythology, guards the homestead) filed before October 1st, 2009, have passed examinations and granted patents. These types of applications have drawn my attention and stirred my thoughts. See Images 1 and 2 below.

A view on Plant variety under china's Plant IP Protection system2011-09-22

There is no uniform definition of “plant variety” under China’s plant IP protection system. According to its meaning from amplified interpretation under Guidelines for Patent Examination, all plants including transgenic plants shall be excluded from patentable subject matter whereas the protection of the rights in new varieties of plants shall be limited to propagating material of protected variety.

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Application of "seller's defense of legitimate source" in trademark infringement cases involving special goods2011-11-01

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